Fri.-Sat., April 23-24: Rites of Spring spans hip-hop to flip-flops

Click headliner Drake to see the lineup of this year's Rites of Spring festival.

Last year, Vanderbilt’s Rites of Spring brought a headlining set from T.I., a prison-bound rap veteran who was days away from lockup. (Read a review of that set HERE.)

This year’s marquee name, Drake, is singing a very different tune — he’s all but guaranteed to explode out of the gate as the genre’s newest superstar when his debut album drops in June. The Toronto native and former teen actor has managed to be hailed as hip-hop’s modern savior via a handful of wildly promising singles.

The festival is set to kick off at 3 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, April 23-24, at the Alumni Lawn at Vanderbilt University (2201 West End Ave.). Weekend passes run $55 in advance, $65 at the gate, $30 for Vanderbilt students with ID.